We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
We are a cross-party, member-led network, providing a single voice for our member councils
District Councils’ Network responds to provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Responding to the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, Cllr...
District councils respond to Government’s plans to regenerate England’s cities with new homes Responding to the Government’s plans to regenerate England’s...
Grant Thornton Transformation in localities report This short report has been commissioned by DCN as a follow-up to our 2018 “Transformation in...
Money helping people with COVID-19 to self-isolate running out – councils warn Funding for councils to support people with COVID-19 to self-isolate is...
District councils and the Private Rented Sector: Working Together to Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Tenants and the Local Economy Covid-19 has had...
District Councils Network responds to Comprehensive Spending Review Responding to the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review, Cllr John Fuller OBE,...
DCN responds to the Department for Transport's consultation on pavement parking The DCN would welcome moves to allow local authorities with civil parking...
Leisure centres to go under without further rescue funding in Spending Review – districts warn 21st November 2020 Leisure centres closed again due to...
Case Study Report: How districts have continued to deliver during Covid-19 This brief report outlines some of the many innovative approaches districts...
Business rates review (tranche two), DCN response Districts are already seeing the impact of Covid-19 on business rates collection, and expect this to be...
Planning for the Future, the DCN Response The DCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Planning for the Future White Paper consultation. We wish to work...
Size Doesn't Matter: The arguments for place-based devolution A report by ResPublica for the District Councils’ Network and Unitary Councils’ Network ...
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